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Riggins Finalist in
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by Jerry Garner
K im b e r ly R ig g in s , a , 6 y e a r o ld f r e s h m a n f r o m G r a n t H ig h S c h o o l, h a s
b e e n s e le c t e d a s a fin a lis t t o c o m p e t e in t h e ,9 8 7 " M i s s O r e g o n N a tio n a l
T e e n a g e r s " P a g e a n t t o b e h e ld A p r il , 8 t h . a t th e M o n a r c h H o te l in C la i k a
m as
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la r s h ip s . a $ 1 ,0 0 0 s a v in g s b o n d a n d th e h o n o r o f r e p r e s e n tin g th e ir s t . it e a t
th e N a tio n a l P a g e a n t in O r la n d o , F lo r id a , t h e w e e k o f A u g u s t 8 1 5 th
1987.
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a p e r io d o f fo u r h o u r s , w h e r e s c o r e s o f p e r f o r m e r s a n d s p e a k e rs r e m e m b e r
In S a le m , t t ie O r e g o n C o m m is s io n o n B la c k A f f a ir s h o s te d a p r o g r a m
e d t h e s la in c iv il r ig h t s le a d e r t h r o u g h s o n g s a n d s p e e c h e s
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f e a t u r in g G o v e r n o r N e il G o ld s c h m id t
K in g 's la s tin g c o n t r i b u t io n is t h a t h e f o r g e d u n it y a n d a r o u s e d th e
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M c C o y , a n d o t h e r g o v e r n m e n t o f f ic ia ls
d i g n i t y , " s a id M u lt n o m a h C o u n t y C ir c u it J u d g e M e n e d e s F
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le a d e r s h ip ,
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o f C a lifo r n ia .it L o s A n g e le s a n d to b e c o m e a n a c tr e s s
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